4 The oracle of one who hears what God says,and knows what the Most High knows,Of one who sees what the Almighty sees,in rapture and with eyes unveiled:
5 How pleasant are your tents, Jacob;your encampments, Israel!
6 Like palm trees spread out,like gardens beside a river,Like aloes the Lord planted,like cedars beside water;
7 Water will drip from their buckets,their seed will have plentiful water;Their king will rise higher than Agagand their dominion will be exalted.
8 They have the like of a wild ox’s horns:God who brought them out of Egypt.They will devour hostile nations,break their bones, and crush their loins.
9 Crouching, they lie like a lion,or like a lioness; who will arouse them?Blessed are those who bless you,and cursed are those who curse you!
10 In a blaze of anger at Balaam, Balak clapped his hands and said to him, “It was to lay a curse on my foes that I summoned you here; yet three times now you have actually blessed them!